Saturday, April 7, 2012

Lake Merritt is the country's first official wildlife refuge, designated in 1870. It attracts many bird species who use it as part of their migratory flyway. Lakeside Park is one of the lake's features and is where many birds come to be fed. If you squint hard you can see a water reflection in the background. For more reflection photos, visit James' meme, Weekend Reflections.

I see the ubiquitous pigeons, but curious what bird is front and center. Love Lake Merritt. If you walk around and see a pedestal with dolphins (it is sappy, and not my favorite) we created it. It was a reproduction form an earlier one, so the design is not ours, but it was our sculpture work and our manufacturing work :-).Have a great Easter weekend!

Others have noted the (is it a heron?) in the front, and I also see a bird which is not a pigeon, farther back. Oh, and there is a reflection, too!I grew up in Modesto, and spent a lot of time in San Francisco, but not so much in Oakland. Thanks for sharing this sight!